Karan Watson, Ph.D., P.E., will become Past President.Watson has been involved with ABET accreditation for more than 20 years and is currently ABET President-Elect.Previously, she represented the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) on the ABET Board of Directors for six years.At present, Watson is the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at Texas A&M University.

"Over the last few years, rankings such as this one by Washington Monthly and others, such as Money Magazine, have attempted to evaluate the return on investment and the impacts on community, state and nation by our faculty and students," said Karan Watson, Texas A&M Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs.

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Watson said she's excited about the rise in Texas A&M's stature in national rankings.